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From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Laser Launch
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Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 13:11:26 EST
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In article <8601170304.AA18252@s1-b.arpa>, Dale.Amon@FAS.RI.CMU.EDU writes:
> A recent issue of Scientific American discussed phase conjugate lasers, and
> two of the capabilities seemed made to order for a Kantrowitz laser launch
> system.
> 
>     [Insert discussion here]
> 
> I have the feeling that the advances in phase conjugate lasers have just
> solved the most difficult of the engineering problems in this system.

     No, but they may have solved some of the theoretical problems. The
engineering problems will come up when you try to BUILD one of the things.
There's a fairly vast difference between a small lab laser and one of the
behemoths needed to make laser launch work.

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           Mike Farren
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